The relationship between Jordanian secondary stage students' attitudes toward learning English as a foreign language and their achievement in reading comprehension
Other Title(s)
العلاقة بين اتجاهات طلبة المرحلة الثانوية الأردنيين نحو تعلم اللغة الانجليزية لغة أجنبية و إنجازهم في الاستيعاب القرائي
Dissertant
al-Mumani, Muwaffaq Muhammad Muflih
Thesis advisor
Bani Abd al-Rahman, Abd Allah Ahmad
Abu al-Hayja, Lutfi
Comitee Members
Shair, Awatif Ali
al-Duwayk, Badr Said
al-Jadri, Adnan Husayn
University
Amman Arab University
Faculty
Faculty of Educational Sciences and psychological
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Date
2007
English Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the relationship between Jordanian secondary stage students' attitudes toward learning English as a foreign language and their achievement in reading comprehension.
The study aimed to answer these questions: 1- What are the Jordanian first secondary class students' attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language? 2- Is there any significant difference in the Jordanian first secondary class students’ attitudes towards learning English as a foreign language due to their gender? 3- Is there a significant relationship between the first secondary class students' achievement in reading comprehension and their attitudes towards English as a foreign language? The population of the study consisted of all the first secondary class students in public schools in Ajlun Directorate of Education in the academic year 2005-2006.
They were 2443 students distributed over 123 first secondary class sections and 41 schools.
The researcher used the clusteral sampling method in choosing the schools and sections in which he conducted his study.
The sample consisted of 204 students distributed over 20 classes. The following instruments were used for answering the questions and testing the hypotheses: 1.
A reading comprehension multiple choice test. 2.
A questionnaire of 50 items constructed by the researcher Means, standard deviations and correlation coefficients were used to analyze the data.
The findings of the study revealed that many students had positive attitudes toward learning English as a foreign language.
Gender did not play a part in the strategies that students used in their learning. The result of the fifth question revealed that there was a relationship between students' attitudes toward learning English as a foreign language and their achievement in reading comprehension.
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
No. of Pages
87
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Introduction.
Chapter Two : Review of related literature.
Chapter Three : Method and procedures.
Chapter Four : Findings of the study.
Chapter Five : Discussion, conclusion, and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mumani, Muwaffaq Muhammad Muflih. (2007). The relationship between Jordanian secondary stage students' attitudes toward learning English as a foreign language and their achievement in reading comprehension. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-435338
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mumani, Muwaffaq Muhammad Muflih. The relationship between Jordanian secondary stage students' attitudes toward learning English as a foreign language and their achievement in reading comprehension. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University. (2007).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-435338
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mumani, Muwaffaq Muhammad Muflih. (2007). The relationship between Jordanian secondary stage students' attitudes toward learning English as a foreign language and their achievement in reading comprehension. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-435338
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-435338
